The Hull Building

The Hull Building was built on this site in 1925. Dr. Foster Hull, having the interest of his profession at heart, built the most modern medical offices and hospital possible for that time. Early in the 1930's, Louis Freeman acquired ...

First Public Building

1877

When Hettie Austin came to this community from Indiana in 1876, she immediately began roaming about in her "sad little mule-drawn cart" soliciting contributions for a Methodist Church. Henry DeLand convinced her that the greater need was for a ...

Cañada De Los Bueyes

Canyon of the Oxen

Through this canyon in Mexican days oxen drawn carretas carried hides to the embarcadero at San Juan Capistrano.

Marker is on Mwd Access Rd west of Eastern Transportation Corridor (Highway 241).

Courtesy hmdb.org

Myles Building

This building was erected in 1913 and contained a billiard parlor and restaurant on the ground floor, and the Midway Hotel upstairs. The Melbourne Times moved from its Front Street location to this building almost as soon as it was ...

400 Broad Street

It was at this location on the afternoon of June 5, 1880 that a fire erupted in John White’s Upholstery Shop. More than fifty buildings – including the nearby New York Hotel and most of the Chinese Quarter – were ...

First Bicycle Mishap in Golden

The earliest bicycles that were popular in Golden were called velocipedes. One daredevil rider, son of Judge Boyd, who was to become a pioneer farmer east of Golden, made the following news in the Colorado Transcript on May 19, 1869 ...

Bodie and Benton R. R.

Surveyed in March, 1881, and completed in December, 1881 with materials hauled through Bodie to this roadbed, at a cost of one million dollars. This narrow gauge railway carried timber supplies 31.74 miles from Mono Mills to Bodie Station, rising ...

Brock's Monument

Upper Canada has dedicated this monument

to the memory of the late

Major-General Sir Issac Brock K.B.

Provisional Lieut.Governor and commander of the forces

in this province whose remains are deposited in the vault beneath.

Opposing the invading enemy he fell in action near these ...

Bangor Cemetery

This land, which was owned by George Washington, purchased by Morris Hudson, who in 1819 built a small church on knoll that adjoined this property. As was custom of the times, acres set aside as a cemetery for members of ...

Buffalo Creek Disaster

One of worst floods in US occurred here 26 February 1972, when Buffalo Mining Co. impoundment dam for mine waste broke, releasing over 130 million gallons of black waste water: killed 125; property losses over $50 million; and thousands left ...